Kim Kline wrote:

> "Unless you work out, your body composition changes when you're on a
> high-protein, high-fat, and low-carbohydrate diet. Your body converts
> muscle
> to fat, according to Dr. Katz. And when you go off the diet and start to
> eat, the pounds come back as fat, not muscle."
>
> Any thoughts?


Yes, but I wouldn't accuse Dr. Katz of having any thoughts.  The
statements above are mostly crapola.  First, nobody's body converts
muscle to fat.  It just doesn't happen.  Second, it has been shown in
controlled studies that the fewer carbs you consume, the *less* muscle
you will lose, at a given caloric level.

Todd Moody
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